German Vegetable Soup Gemusesuppe

• 1 soup bone, cracked
• 3 qt. cold water
• 1 tbsp. salt
• 3 md. potatoes, washed, pared and diced
• 1 lb. green beans, washed, ends cut off and beans cut in halves
• 3 sm. carrots, washed, pared
• scraped and cut in quarters lengthwise
• 2 md. onions, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 tbsp. minced parsley
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/2 tsp. monosodium glutamate (optional)
• 2 cans (28 pz.) tomatoes (about 6 cups, sieved)
• 2 tbsp. shortening
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1. Put into a large saucepot or kettle with a cover the soup bone, cold water, and 1 Tablespoon salt.
2. Cover and bring to boiling, reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours.
3. During cooking, occasionally remove foam that forms on top.
4. Meanwhile, prepare the potatoes, green beans, carrots, onions, celery and parsley.
5. After 1 1/2 hours, add vegetables to soup with 2 Tablespoons sugar, 2 tsp.
6. salt and monosodium glutamate and simmer 30 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.
7. Just before vegetables are tender, force through a sieve or food mill the can of tomatoes and set aside.
8. Heat in a saucepan 2 Tablespoons shortening and blend in 1/4 cup all purpose flour and cook over low heat, stirring constantly add the 1/4 cup chopped onion.
9. Cook until mixture bubbles and is lightly browned.
10. Remove from heat and add gradually, stirring constantly, 1 cup of the soup stock.
11. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, or until smooth.
12. Blend into soup with the sieved tomatoes.
13. Bring to boiling, reduce heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes, or until soup is slightly thickened.
14. Remove soup bone.
15. Serve steaming hot.

soup bone, cold water, salt, potatoes, green beans, carrots, onions, stalks celery, parsley, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, tomatoes, shortening, flour, onion

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/19770 (may not work)